Cadd Surname

230,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,760 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Cadd Surname Definition:

The Anglo-Saxon pers. name Cadda, Cada, perh. from the O.Welsh pers. name Cad= Battle, War [Welsh cad]

Cadd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5921:94,11810,066
United States5181:699,72855,357
Australia3751:71,9898,502
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
India421:18,263,461278,402
Wales131:238,04114,239
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3051:79,9198,609
Wales51:313,68310,604
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:896,76254,350

Cadd (41) may also be a first name.

Cadd Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The Anglo-Saxon pers. name Cadda, Cada, perh. from the O.Welsh pers. name Cad= Battle, War [Welsh cad]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Arnulf Cades, 1184, paid a fine in Normaudy for disseisin (Mag. Rot. Scac.); and occurs again, 1198 (Ib.). Eustace Cade was of Lincolnshire, 1189 (Rot. Pip.). Various families of the name formerly bore arms in England (Robson).

The Norman People (1874)

Cadd Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Cadd Come From? nationality or country of origin

Cadd is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cadd? popularity and diffusion

Cadd is the 230,013th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 4,140,651 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 35 percent of Cadd are found; 35 percent are found in Northern Europe and 35 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 1,590,275th most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 41 people.

The surname is most common in England, where it is borne by 592 people, or 1 in 94,118. In England Cadd is most prevalent in: Northamptonshire, where 14 percent are found, Greater Manchester, where 12 percent are found and Oxfordshire, where 8 percent are found. Besides England this surname exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Australia, where 21 percent are found.

Cadd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cadd has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 194 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 925 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 260 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 275 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cadd Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cadd surname are 4.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.55% registered to vote for the political party.

Cadd earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.96% more than the national average, earning $44,856 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chadd891,670/
Caddh891/
Cad861,673/
Chaddh802/
Chaudd801/
Chad756,413/
Codd755,386/
Sadd751,830/
Caid751,011/
Casd75227/
Jadd75200/
Kadd75175/
Cads75151/
Caud75148/
Caad7546/
Zadd7524/
Cadh7521/
Cead7511/
Cadz7510/
Cadt754/
Cayd754/
Ciad753/
Caïd753/
Tcad752/
Qadd752/
Zcad752/
Côdd751/
Scad751/
Cgad751/
Catd751/
Gcad751/
Dcad751/
Ckad751/
Cadp751/
Cahd751/
Csad751/
Ca6787,668/
Chaid671,641/
Chaud671,530/
Tchad67420/
Khadd67389/
Chadh67143/
Chadt6785/
Cahad6754/
Caudh6735/
Chead6732/
Saidd6729/
Chaad6723/
Caudt6713/
Chhad677/
Chatd677/
Quadd676/
Saddh676/
Chayd675/
Saadd674/
Zaidd674/
Hchad674/
Zaddh673/
Saudd673/
Cadte672/
Chaïd672/
Chodd672/
Qadds672/
Kaddh671/
Kaydd671/
Caidh671/
Cachd671/
Codds671/
Scadt671/
Chaîd671/
Zaddt671/
Caidz671/
Cathd671/
Jaadd671/
Csadh671/
Kaddt671/
Scodd670/
Seadd670/
Scead670/
Kaidd670/
Scaad670/
Ceaud670/

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